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Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin

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As we discover child abuse is still a problem in Rochdale.

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Three Girls told the story of the town's grooming scandal.

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Today locals told us little's changed.

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Caught on camera running from the scene.

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Nine years in prison for the dangerous driver

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who killed four-year-old Violet in a hit-and-run.

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The funeral directors refusing to bury Moors Murderer Ian Brady.

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The funeral directors refusing to bury Moors Murderer, Ian Brady.

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And with a little help from his friends.

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We'll meet the disabled athlete - who's conquered yet

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If you don't succeed the first time, keep going, challenge yourself and

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you will get there the second time. That's what I did.

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For the past three nights, millions of viewers have watched

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It followed the grooming scandal which thrust Rochdale

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into the national spotlight five years ago.

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Nine Asian men were jailed for grooming

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then raping and abusing young girls in the town.

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All but two of them have now been released from prison.

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And although the town has worked hard to rebuild its image

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Yunus Mulla has been there today and found people still willing

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to talk to him about the abuse they say is still going on.

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Uncomfortable viewing and a national scandal. The sexual exploitation of

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children and the system that was there to protect them that failed.

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It's unbelievable that it went on. It shouldn't have been going on for

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so long. When it is put into your face, you realise it is happening

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more. Other than that, I felt sadness all round. My heart goes out

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to those girls and their family. It was bad. The programme has provoked

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a strong reaction here in Rochdale but also concerns about the true

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scale of the problem. When I was here, I spoke to a mother who said

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had child was the victim of a child grooming gang. A women also told me

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that her niece was being abused by a group of men. It was still

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happening, my niece was abused and was called a liar. The man walked

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free. Nine men, of Pakistan the origin were jailed. A campaign group

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that was set up in the aftermath said an enquiry needs stability to

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the way the police reacted. We have had over 200 people who have joined

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our website since this investigation. A group of survivors

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wait their right to anonymity to start a campaign to going to

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schools, Social Services and working with the police. We are hoping with

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our work, we hope that those people going through these types of issues

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will get the support they need. In a statement today, Greater Manchester

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Police said they had made huge progress in our fight against child

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sexual exploitation. They had this to say colon

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The Social care worker Sara Rowbotham, played

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by Maxine Peake in the drama, was the sexual health worker

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who exposed the abuse only to be made redundant

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Earlier, I asked her what impact she hoped the programme would have.

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I want the public to understand child sexual exploitation.

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For professionals to understand it better.

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I want, you know, the police and local authorities

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to have a greater understanding about their responsibilities,

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and maybe I do want those organisations to know the impact

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that it's had on the people involved.

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Did you ever begin to doubt yourself?

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I knew they were going through horror.

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I accepted that nobody was going to do anything.

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It just...you kind of became familiar with what the

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You know, and I know that I was getting more

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and more frustrated, and more and more upset and angry.

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And the less your voice is heard, the kind of...

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What effect has all this had on your life?

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I knew what I was doing and I thought I was really good

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at it, and I thought we had the best team.

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They were really good workers, really skilled workers, really

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And then to kind of be told actually, we don't

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We don't you involved in these discussions...

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Do you still believe it is going on now?

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Like I said at the Home Affairs Select Committee,

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we wouldn't be going to strategy meetings, there would be no need

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to go to those if it wasn't still going on.

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Would there be a need for a responsive service if it

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I know that services now focus a lot on prevention,

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but would we need that level of professional team if there wasn't

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Do you know how any of the girls are getting on?

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I had a text this morning from Holly, a message

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from her this morning, saying she was really pleased

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that the drama had such an impact and all she really wants

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is for young people, parents and professionals

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I had a text message late last night from a young man I had

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worked with some time ago, and I promised him I would make

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sure that people understood that this happens to boys.

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This happens to boys in the same way it happens to girls.

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We can see how evident it is, how much you care.

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Thank you so much for coming in and talking to us.

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Such a powerful interview. It goes to show that even all these Yate,

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how deeply it matters. Thank you very

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Two men, who killed four year old Violet-Grace Youens

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in a hit and run incident, ran past her body as they fled

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But today, justice caught up with them.

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The court heard Aidan McAteer and Dean Brennan were driving

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in a stolen car at eighty miles an hour through a 30 mile

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an hour zone seconds before the fatal collison.

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Clare Fallon reports from Liverpool Crown Court.

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Violet Grace was four years old when she was killed, not down by a

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speeding driver -- knocked down by speeding driver who was too cowardly

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to help. Instead, he left her dying in the road. For her parents, the

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anger and agony is still fresh as they were in court to see him

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sentenced. Violet was a wonderful child, inside and out. She was my

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first one daughter. You do everything to protect your Charles,

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looking out for meningitis, childhood cancers and then it is

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taken away in an instant by two inconsiderate criminals he didn't

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care about anybody except themselves that date. Is stolen yesterday's

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through the streets. The driver lost control and ploughed into Violet and

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her grandmother. Instead of stopping, both men ran past their

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victims. Within three hours, one of them was on a plane to Amsterdam. He

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later told police he wanted to clear his head and smoke pot. His

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passenger, Dean Brennan, who helped him escape was handed a sentence of

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six and a half years. I love's family were all in court to see them

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sentenced. Victim impact statements were read out. Violet's father says

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they are a broken family and each night he goes into her bedroom and

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reads bedtime stories to her ashes. Her little brother misses her

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deeply. He doesn't know where his big sister has gone. He cries for

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her, calls her name. It is just so wrong. Violet's father, clutching

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Violet's teddy bear, says he holds it every night and that he no longer

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lives, just exists. An inquest into the death of a pilot

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at Chris Evans' Carfest event in Cheshire has recorded a verdict

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of accidental death. Kevin Whyman, who was born

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in Chester, died when his plane An Air Accident Investigation report

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had previously found that a wrongly-timed manoeuvre led

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to loss of control. The Liberal Democrat leader,

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Tim Farron, has been on the campaign Visiting supporters in Hazel Grove

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alongside Lisa Smart, the Liberal Democrat candidate

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for the seat, he said his party were the only real

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opposition to Theresa May The Chief Constable

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of Greater Manchester says Ian Brady's body should not be

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cremated or his ashes scattered The Moors murderer's body

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was released to his lawyer Local authorities in both Tameside -

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where he committed many of his crimes -

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and Glasgow, where he grew up have also said they would

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reject any such requests. Naomi Cornwell is here,

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so what have they said? Can you tell us more about what has

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been said? There has been a lot of speculation about what will happen

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to his remains. There were rumours he wished to be cremated in Glasgow,

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where he was born, but the council they have said they've received no

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request and would refuse it. The council will request any -- reject

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any request to scatter ashes in tame side because it would be an

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abhorrent defilement of the families of the victims. What happened to

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Myra Hindley's remains? That was 15 years ago and at the time, victims'

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families were horrified to hear that her ashes may have been scattered,

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there has been a suggestion that Brady should be cremated anywhere

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other than greater Manchester. Where that could happen, where a funeral

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director would be willing to do that, we don't know.

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Now, imagine being told you've got just weeks to raise a hundred

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thousand pounds for a potentially live saving operation.

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That's the siutation young mum Samantha Smith from Littlebrough

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But Samantha's village has now rallied round and incredibly,

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Our health correspondent,Gill Dummigan, has been to meet her.

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Samantha Smith is just 30 years' old and the mother

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Until recently she ran a successful therapy business.

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She should be looking forward to the summer ahead.

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What will happen is further numerological degeneration, and

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further damage to my brainstem. Organ failure, paralysis and

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eventually, I will die. Samantha's been told she has

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a rare condition called The connective tissue

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which holds her muscles and skin together is too stretchy and weak,

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and in her case this also means that her skull's not

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being held in place. It's putting pressure on her spinal

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cord and brain stem. She's been told her only

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chance is an operation It's scary reading the risks, but

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the risk of not having the surgery are far greater.

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Samantha is now desperately trying to raise ?100,000 to pay for to one

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of the three clinics in the world, which operates on this condition.

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Campaigners are arguing that the NHS won't do this surgery because it's

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relatively new. We understand that the NHS provides evidence -based

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treatment but the process needs to start somewhere, particularly with a

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red condition. Treatment is desperately needed for these people.

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NHS England told us in general they DO fund treatment

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when it is recommended by clinicians But they have to weigh

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the risks and benefits for their individual case."

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But in the meantime, the village has stepped in.

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In the past couple of months they've raised just over ?50,000 pounds.

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So, there's a ladies' night, and Abba night, TM takes days, sponsored

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walks. The people in my local area have been very supportive. I am

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beyond grateful to those people. Well done to all the fundraisers. We

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really wish them well. Good luck, fan.

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The number of independent candidates and those representing smaller

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parties has dropped by nearly 20% ahead of the general election.

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Some parties who normally stand aren't fielding any

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candidates in the north west but there are still a few prepared

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Stuart Pollitt's been finding out why.

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Remember Martin Bell and his white suit,

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successful independent in our region, when he took the Tatton seat

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20 years on and this time, there's independent

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standing on issues as diverse as family values, to football.

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One of them is Blackburn fan, Duncan.

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He is fed up with how Rovers' owners are

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Ultimately, they should put the football club back

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It's a bit of a drastic step, something I've never

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Do you feel like this any chance, realistically?

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I just don't agree with being taken for

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Pub owner Terry is hoping to swap serving regulars to serving

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What I want to do really is bring local

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You've chosen the safest Labour seat in the country to have a go at.

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The number of independent and smaller parties has

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fallen from two years ago from nearly 4000 to 3300 this time.

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Some parties like the English Democrats and the

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Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition aren't fielding any

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candidates in our region, but there are others

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The problem the smaller parties in the UK is the electoral system.

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That is what makes it so difficult and it

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is really difficult for independents as well.

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In living memory, there's only really been three or four

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independents who have managed to win.

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That's what makes it impossible and the likes of Duncan

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in Terry do face an uphill struggle to make it to Westminster.

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Sport now with Richard and we're starting with a dramatic win

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for Blackpool that means they're one Wembley win from a return

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Yes, it was quite a turn around for the Seasiders.

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Blackpool made it to the League Two play off final in the most dramatic

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With just quarter of an hour to go, it looked as though

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the Seasiders were going out, but this header by Armand

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Gnanduillet levelled the tie at 5 goals each.

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And then with almost the last touch of the game,

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Kevin Mellor's header lead to a freak own goal

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and Blackpool were through to next weekend's final.

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Blackpool's boss Gary Bowyer was understandably delighted.

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Fantastic for everybody whose been involved at the club.

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It's been well documented what's gone on at the club.

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We have come in to try to steady the ship, turn things round slowly,

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but the progress these players have made is and they richly

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but the progress these players have made is fantastic and they richly

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It will be interesting to see how many fans make the trip to Wembley.

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As you may well know a large number have been

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boycotting matches in protest against the club's owners.

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On to the Premier League now and Manchester City just need

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to draw at Watford on Sunday to make sure they qualify for next

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Liverpool are also on the brink of qualifying for the top four

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Jurgen Klopp's men need to beat Middlesbrough on Sunday

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One of our smallers clubs is getting ready for one of their biggest

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Macclesfield Town play York City in the FA Tophy final Sunday.

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Macc finished just outside the play-offs in the National League

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this season and are determined to end the season on a high.

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I went along earlier today to see the team set off for Wembley.

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Support for the Silkmen and hordes of fans dreaming of

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I'm getting a bit excited for them now.

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What will it mean to you if they lift that trophy?

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Macclesfield are taking more than 8000 supports to

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Wembley and their manager is determined to do them proud.

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It's a reward for them and they deserve it

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as most supporters do as they are loyal to clubs like ourselves.

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As I say, it will be great for them and

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It's a final that has been a long time in the making.

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Their semifinal victory was way back in

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March and their league campaign ended almost three weeks ago.

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For the players to play at Wembley, probably

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the only chance, one of the

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only chances you are going to get to play at Wembley if you are a

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non-league footballer, so it's something, as players, we really

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look forward to and obviously, the fans

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look forward to and obviously, the fans are looking

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The long build-up has just increased the anticipation here at

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They have won this trophy twice before and if they

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can do it for the third time for a club this size,

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We want to fetch that trophy back here on Sunday.

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It will be a big boost for their town.

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A big boost for their club, their players,

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Next stop Wembley, and for a team that has come a long way they

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are determined to make sure that they don't return empty-handed.

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It's Magic weekend in Super League with all teams

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We've got Leigh playing Salford on Sunday, but tomorrow features,

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Widnes against Wakefield, Warrington versus Wigan

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while St Helens hope their stuttering form will improve

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Results- wise, it has not been what we have wanted as a club and

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performance wise it's been a bit scratchy, so we need to focus on

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getting that good performance in and some wins under our belt that's we

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will try to do. In cricket, Jimmy Anderson limped off after an injury.

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It made it hard for Steven Croft's side. Yorkshire moved on to 251-6.

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It is tough without Jimmy. Not too bad for Lancs, though as they can

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come back. England will be hoping any injury won't be too serious.

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Hopefully Lancs can bounce back and do the business.

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Here's an inspirational story to end the week.

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Lancashire man John Landmann didn't let his disability stop him taking

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22-year-old Josh from Poulton le Fylde just needed a little

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helping hand from his dad, and a few of his competition rivals,

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He uses a wheelchair after being injured in a swimming pool accident.

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A video of their efforts has now been viewed by more

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than twelve million people - take a look and you'll

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They slip and slither across the mud and haul themselves

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The Tough Mudder challenge is a big ask for anyone.

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But Josh Landmann gets around mostly in a wheelchair

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after breaking his kneck in a swimming pool accident.

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I had to learn to walk again. I have very limited strength in injury

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rents through my legs. I can probably walk about 15-20 metres on

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a good day. The video that's been viewed more

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than twelve million times, shows Josh's dad, Neil,

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wheeling him to what's called Everest, a steep,

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slippery slope with only a rope As soon as I got onto it I realised

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it was slightly harder than it looks and it was very, very slippy. Dad

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tries to push me up... We were all sleeping around. It's wet, you are

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dripping from the previous obstacles so it's all wet. It looks difficult

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but then other competitors rush to the rescue.

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There's help from above too as Josh is finally

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Josh has been inundated with messages from others learning

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I've said to myself, I I need to get on with it. Make the most of the

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opportunities now and strive to what you want to be. Throughout the

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experience he has shown us aside that makes us proud of him.

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Neil believes many see in the video a moral about life itself.

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Why can't people live life like this, why can't they promote

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harmony, work together, be part of the team?

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He's hoping to make the British skiing team in the 2022

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Stuart Flinders, BBC North West Tonight.

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It is so good to see that. It is not a race. My wife did it, it's about

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camaraderie, people helping each other through it. Shall we have a

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look at the weather! We were listening to you with your expert

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knowledge and then realised your wife had done it! I would do that

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with your weather. The temperatures will slowly and

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steadily rise over the next couple of days and if you look at the

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charts on Monday, there is some rain around. The temperatures could be a

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bit better next week. You could see possibly 20 Celsius, something to

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look ahead to. This is what we want to see. That line of rain over the

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other side of the Pennine, always running quite close to us, West was

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always best in terms of sunshine. That rain is still around right now,

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will continue on its journey north. But it hasn't spoiled our weather

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watchers' pictures. Look at that! The show was will push north as you

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head through the night, in the morning, it dries up and numbers

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aren't a problem. 9-10 in parts of the North West. Saturday is a

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predominantly cloudy start. It's not all doom and gloom through the

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morning. The showers they will merge at lunchtime, banding together for

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longer spells a brain. If you look at this picture, this is not a

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particularly good one. It will clear towards the tail end of the day and

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there will be a few hours of sunshine. Temperatures 15-16dC, but

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by Sunday, largely dry and fine. 17-18dC. A quick word about that

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wonderful interview with Sara. Viewers were impressed with her.

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That's all from us. Good night. It's cold.

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Tastes a bit like avocado. And soon we're all

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going to be eating them. Four crickets have the same amount

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of calcium as a glass of milk, and a dung beetle,

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twice the protein of beef.

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